[island911]

Thanks jyl.

So, we have two underground resorces; fuel for a nation (and beyond) and underground water -not lot, but enough for some towns. . .for a while, maybe.

My guess is that the energy available will eclipse the water table /purity concerns. That is, it doesn't take that much energy to process (clean) all of the (potentially) contaminated water supply for the fracking area.

But of course, politicians might scare people into believing that progress must be halted. ...else they will all be poisoned. ..and die. (read: do it my way and you will live forever. now go wash your clothes on those rocks. . . .but don't get the river dirty. ..do you have a permit?)